On Roses

Perfumery is abundant with roses. There is the Black Aoud rose--wild, lipstick red, and romantic; there is the Incense Rosé rose--an abstraction with lines shooting up to acrid incense and spiraling down to swirling myrrh and ambergris; there is the Lyric Man rose--watery, translucent, shimmering; etc.

Which roses strike you with emotional shock? Which roses make you think, make you dream, make you feel?

Re: On Roses

Just yesterday, I wore Calandre, a luminous creamy-spicy rose, very serene and happy. But, at the opposite end of the spectrum, I've also started to look into the old big rose + dirty animalics combos, like Shocking.

Re: On Roses

Originally Posted by treeman5823

I really need to invest some time with the Tom Ford line.

Indeed, Noir de Noir by Tom Ford is an elegant, unisex composition, and also high-quality and well-blended. It's a dark and sensuous scent, and borders on the dramatic. As a bonus, it possesses good projection and very good longevity.

Re: On Roses

Sa Majeste La Rose - most true to life dewy rose, with a touch of honey. a bouquet of 1000 roses, larger than life, stunning.
Opone - rose + saffron , genius in its simplicity.
Villoresi Musk - elegant powdery rose that has an old school feel to it, but smells in no way dated. elegance personified.